The Mercury transit will take place from 11:12 a.m. – 4:10 p.m. PST (2:12 p.m. – 7:10 p.m. EST). Portions of event will be visible from the Pacific, the Americas, eastern Asia, Australia, and New ...

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When you hear about planetary transits and movements, it might sound complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. The planets are always moving, and just like the moon affects the tides, these celestial ...

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A recent discovery of a “newborn” exoplanet could help scientists explain how our own home world came to be. In a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, astronomers describe the youngest ...

A nearby Earth-sized planet offers a rare chance to study how atmospheres survive or disappear on rocky worlds.

An unusual planetary system with three known ultra-low density 'super-puff' planets has at least one more planet, according to new observations. An unusual planetary system with three known ultra-low ...